Guide for the Few

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Private dining rooms in Paris

The table and the room: private rooms, chef's counters, and whom to ask.

Five recommendations, each checked every 7 days.

  • The Antonin Carême room at Le Clarence

    The largest of three private rooms on the third floor of Le Clarence, a two-star restaurant in a 19th-century mansion owned by the family behind Château Haut-Brion, seating up to 20.

    Checked 7 November

  • Alléno Paris

    Yannick Alléno's three-star dining room on the first floor (one above the street) of the Pavillon Ledoyen, in the gardens at the foot of the Champs-Élysées, open for dinner Monday to Friday.

    What the meal is like: The Fine Dining Journal

    Checked 7 November

  • Arpège

    A table for Alain Passard's plant-only lunch or dinner menu at Arpège on the Rue de Varenne, in the main dining room or the Salon François Lesage.

    What the meal is like: The Fine Dining Journal

    Checked 8 November

  • Kei

    A table for Kei Kobayashi's tasting menus in the Grande Salle of his three-star restaurant near the Louvre, or the private salon beside it.

    What the meal is like: The Fine Dining Journal

    Checked 8 November

  • Le Pré Catelan

    Frédéric Anton's three-star restaurant in a 1905 Belle Époque pavilion inside the Bois de Boulogne, open Wednesday to Saturday.

    Checked 7 November

About this list

The table and the room: private dining rooms for six to twenty, chef's counters, and the person to ask for when booking.